MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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